Arle,
I've noticed that if I play someone else's gurdy that after a little
while it starts sounding like my Volksgurdy. This happens whether I do
set up on it or not. I don't know why this happens. I've also given my
instrument to others to play and after a while it will sound very
different and when I take it back it seems to take a few minutes
before it starts sounding the way I want it to again. Very strange.
Felicia.
On Jan 4, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Arle Lommel wrote:
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for all this information. I didn't note your mails until
today as my mail program didn't alert me when they came in, so
apologies for my tardy response. Interesting that the person who
made the notes (I don't find the name right off) was aware of the
deficiencies. He also notes the following at the end:
The hurdy-gurdy used for this recording has a very good rhythmic
effect, clear and strong, but the melody has no volume. The reason
is that it was designed for a D tuning, id set, with two
“chanterelles” supporting a high tension. The G tuning, used by Mr.
Vasson on the record, is lower, and the string vibrations may be
improper in comparison of the [sic] body. You may have noticed it
when you first listened to that record. As it was impossible to make
to make Mr. Vasson play on another hurdy-gurdy, we tried our best
with what we had, without using electronic system [sic] to modify
the natural sound.
I was talking to Bob Green once and he said that one of his biggest
frustrations in teaching people was that he'd spend a few hours
getting their instruments into what he considered playable shape and
by the next day they’d have them back to the way they were,
completely undoing everything they did. He said the problem was that
people knew what they wanted and would go back to it, even if it
wasn't right for the music he was teaching them. Seems like Vasson
knew what his instrument should sound like and stuck to it, even if
others disagreed.
Best,
Arle
On Dec 27, 2011, at 20:50 , Kevin Hughes wrote:
Arle Lommel wrote:
This one is performed a violone, so you can hear that the wheel is
out and the rosin is less than ideal.
This is mentioned in the notes ( http://lfs.alexanderstreet.com/liner/2dc384e01e7f768afacc547b9b5e8d1c/FW08747.pdf
) :
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